Ecclesia (9-6), a member of the National Christian Collegiate
Athletic Association, was led by Robert Valentine with nine
points.

The Royals kept the game close in the first half, trailing by
only eight, 26-18, with 1:31 to play. But the Bearkats went on a
7-0 run to go up 33-18 at intermission. Sam Houston outscored
the Royals 36-22 in the second half.

"Ecclesia did a good job of holding the ball and working the
clock offensively and that allowed us to get a lot of
repetitions defensively which is something we need," Sam Houston
coach Bob Marlin said. "We worked on defense almost exclusively
every day this week and looked better today."